I've owned em all, but it would have to be Shimano without a doubt... But I hear once you own a Steez, it shifts your train of thought a little bit.

I didn't say that !

Zebco...

Nothin' to talk bout'

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Shimano or Daiwa.

Shimano..baitcasters, and spinnin reels, plus the rods..

Had to use their customer service twice, both time were Great!

I use Quantum, Abu Garcia, and Pflueger.  My heavy catfish rig has a Penn 209 reel. I like them all. I've had some other brands in the past, but I'll stick with these companies from now on.

Quantum is my favorite company with 3 of my 4 Baitcasters being Quantum. On the Spinning side I have 4 of my 6 setups with Quantum reels. I do own a Shimano Sahara and BPS Viper with the Shimano getting its fair share of work and the BPS reel will be a trade in to BPS in a couple weeks

i thought i was the only one!!!

holler at another quantum lover.

I have to go Daiwa Zillion Baitcasters, Shimano Stradic spinning, and a healthy dose of Crucial rods all the way around. I have 3 Revo SKT's that are nice but i still like the zillions. I also have a few BPS PQ's(good for the price if you don't fish every day) for guests in the boat that don't bring their own.

Any brand other than Shimano.

Daiwa AND Shimano, in no particular order.

Shimano

4 words...

Abu Garcia for life.

been fishing Quantum for 20 yrs now.

Spinning: Pflueger

Baitcasting: Daiwa (unless we are talking the Core, then Shimano)

I fish Quantum, Shimano, BPS and An old Browning crankin reel, but I find myself gravitating towards the Quantum, those are all baitcasters, for spinning reel i use strictly Quantum Catalyst and Kinetic.

  I am actually in the market for a new reel, which I am thinking will be a Quantum, the BPS was looking good, but the more I read the more I learned that no one will service them or has parts for them.

Shimano 8-)

A-Jay

Quantum is my favorite company with 3 of my 4 Baitcasters being Quantum. On the Spinning side I have 4 of my 6 setups with Quantum reels. I do own a Shimano Sahara and BPS Viper with the Shimano getting its fair share of work and the BPS reel will be a trade in to BPS in a couple weeks

i thought i was the only one!!!

holler at another quantum lover.

woot woot!!

jeeze a-jay.... thats.... thats beautiful man.........

Abu Garcia. Always go back to my old Ambassadeur 5000s made in Sweden, 1984-1989. Upgraded bushings to bearings, easy to disassemble, clean, and maintain. Slow crank at 4.7-1.

Tried a new 5600BCX, made in China, gave it away.

Baitcasters = Bass   Pro   Shops

Spinning = ???????? (got my eye on some good Daiwa's and Abu Garcia's, we'll see)

Shimano and Quantum are at a tie for me.

Right now I am torn between Abu and Shimano. I have three reels of each. For a tie breaker I have Mitchell 308 ;D.

Right now I am torn between Abu and Shimano. I have three reels of each. For a tie breaker I have Mitchell 308 ;D.

Certainly, Mitchell was just about everyones favorite spinning reel company when I started fishing. The made-in-France 300 and 400 series reels were just great reels. I still fish mine on a matching Garcia Conolon rod :

Goose, I love the vintage setups you have!

Spinning Reels = Shimano Symetre (2)

AG Revos = S,SX,STX (5 )

Love both brands.

A-Jay

Great selection of Reels and just missing a Tour from my collection